WAUKESHA, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 14, 2003--GE Medical Systems, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), announced today that it has received clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to begin marketing its new 3.0 Tesla ultra-short magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system. The Signa(R) EXCITE(TM) 3.0T combines the increased speed and higher resolution of an ultra-high field system with the breadth of imaging capabilities found on premium 1.5 Tesla systems.
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April 14, 2003 -- EVENDALE, Ohio - GE Aircraft Engines (GEAE) has launched an interactive Web site that teaches the basics of jet engines. It is accessible through the company site at: http://www.geae.com.
"This is a fantastic way for the public to learn what we are all about," said Dave Calhoun, president and CEO of GEAE. The site, with video and text overviews, features segments including:
How Jet Engines Work
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Dubai, April 9, 2003 -- GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, global pioneers in medical information and technology, and EMC Corporation, world leaders in information storage, have announced a joint agreement which enables GE to offer the full-range of EMC networked storage systems and software to healthcare professionals in the Middle East. The new healthcare solutions, which will soon be utilised by medical centres across the region, integrate technologies from both companies.
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HELSINKI, Finland and WAUKESHA, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 3, 2003--General Electric Company's (NYSE:GE) tender offer for all the shares and options of Instrumentarium Corporation (HEX:INS1V.HE)(Nasdaq:INMRY), which is currently scheduled to expire on April 11, 2003, will be extended to expire on August 29, 2003 at 5 p.m. Finnish time (10 a.m. New York City time) to allow for the completion of the regulatory review process.
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April 2, 2003 -- EVENDALE, Ohio - GE Aircraft Engines' (GEAE) T700 helicopter engine will power Japan's new fleet of Apache attack helicopters in an engine order valued at $50 million.
The Japan Defense Agency (JDA) selected the T700-701C engine to power up to 80 Boeing AH-64D Apache Attack Helicopters. Delivery is scheduled to begin in 2005.
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CHICAGO--April 1, 2003--
Researchers to Explore New Techniques Aimed at Curing Heart Problems
GE Medical Systems today announced at the 52nd Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology, being held this week in Chicago, a first-of-its-kind research initiative aimed at helping doctors make faster diagnosis, and even identify the causes of irregular heart rhythms, resulting in better patient care.
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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 31, 2003--
New analysis technology assists clinicians to non-invasively identify
patients who may be at risk of potentially fatal ventricular
arrhythmias during standard exercise testing
Now, for the first time, doctors can quickly identify certain heart patients at elevated risk of sudden cardiac death during standard, time domain exercise testing, without subjecting them to costly and invasive procedures.
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March 31, 2003 -- EVENDALE, Ohio - GE's CF6-80C2 engine has been selected to power the four Boeing 767 Tanker Transport Aircraft of the Japanese Defense Agency (JDA), in an engine order valued at $80 million.
Ito-Chu Corporation, sales representative of the Boeing Company, proposed the CF6-80C2-powered 767 Tanker Transport Aircraft in order to maximize the benefits of logistical and operational commonality with the four CF6-80C2-powered Boeing E-767 AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) aircraft in the JDA fleet.
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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 30, 2003--
GE Medical Systems introduces technology that allows healthcare
professionals to customize patient privacy measures for patient
information
Clinicians can now provide even greater privacy and confidentiality of electronic medical records for invasive cardiology patients.
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